The Sunset Beach Resort & Spa is a value-priced all-inclusive on a white-sand beach 15 minutes from the Montego Bay Airport. Size is 420 guest rooms and suites.
Location is a short cab ride to downtown Montego Bay, a popular tourist area with shops, restaurants, etc.
Sunset has two sister properties in Jamaica, including the family-friendly Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort & Spa.
The magnet for families is the Pirate's Paradise Water Park with over an acre of waves and chutes, including:
- Blackbeard's Lazy River
- Caribbean Pirate's Paradise Fort with slides, squirters, waterfalls, a 40-foot high Pirate's Plank Bridge and two rooftop Jacuzzis
- two shooting waterslides, 240 ft. long and 40 ft. high
- Pirate Ship for ages 2 to 12, with kid's own swimming pool and slide
Adjacent to the water park is Club Mongoose, for ages two to 12, with disco, stage for special events, kids' pool. A 24-hr. Nurse's station is nearby.
"Club Mongoose" has a 4,442 sq. ft space for programs in several age groups. 2 to 4-year-olds might do puppet making or build sandcastles; 5 to 8-year-olds might do art, or a hermit crab hunt; ages 9 to 12 might do Reggae dance classes or adventures that teach about Jamaica. Hours are from 9 to 9.
- three private beaches
- watersports center with snorkeling, sunfish, sailing, kayaking, and paddle boats
- full Health Spa (extra cost)
- upgraded tennis pavilion with viewing stands; shuffleboard, giant chess and checkers; mini-golf
Guests' tips: bring water shoes (parts of the beach are rocky), and inflatables to laze on in the pool; if you want quiet before midnight, request a room that's not near the entertainment. Bring your own snorkel gear, and swim to good snorkeling from the shore (-no need to pay for a snorkel trip.) The resort does lend gear, but for a limited duration.
Note: be sure to read visitors' comments carefully for this resort, at a site such as TripAdvisor.com. Are there issues about quality of service? Cleanliness? Conditions change so get the latest scoop from recent visitors.
- see the Sunset Beach web site
- see visitors' comments at TripAdvisor (just enter "Sunset Beach" in the searchbox.
- Check prices
Always check resort sites for updates!
